Pyramids - Terry Pratchett

A good introduction to the discworld stories...
Pyramids is a comedy about an assasin in training.

It was abridged for radio for broadcast on the BBC world service, I don't expect it will be repeated any time soon so it may not be so easy to track down (other than via bookshop or youtube-esq sites).

I have yet to meet someone who has heard/read/seen a Pratchett story and not liked it, so I appropriatly reccomend this as a starting point if you havent had a chance to do so yet ^_^

Approx running time = 45mins.
genre = comedy / fantasy / character.

The Goons

Wacky, Zanny, Crazy, Demented, Off-The-Wall, Insaine, Mad ...Hillarious.
- Prototype for radio sketch shows & inspirition for comedy writters & performers even now!

I cant explain, it its just MAD!!!
^_^

It was produced by the BBC but they deleted most of the recordings & most of what is available today is derived from listeners recordings or recovered from old vinyl or recording bought & traded by fans over the years... Saying that the BBC often upload an episode or two to supply the demand.

The Now Show

The only Crurrent Affairs Satire show worth listening too.
Broadcast on the BBC. (and Iplayer), written by the UKs best comedy writters & the public.

Something similar to the Jon Steward show, only better ^_^

Hancock's Half Hour - Tony Hancock

Hancock's Half Hour is a CLASSIC comedy written for stage/radio in the days where radio was the biggest medium and stage shows made 'big name satrs'.
Despite the fact that this show was written near 50 years before I was born, and around 70 years old it still sounds funny, and most of the humour is still understandable ...despite refferences to then 'current events' or terms no longer in use.
Alot of it is down to the timing and delivery of Tomy Hancock and the rest id down to the excellent comedy writting it.
The characters are excellent, unfortunatly many episodes have been lost over time... however some of the TV episodes (from the sucess of the radio show) survive and make up for the lost episodes. ...these radio episodes are also found in second hand shops on 12" vinyl and cassete (if your lucky).
The BBC frequently air repeats of random 'favourite' episodes via Radio 4 (or Radio 7 specials) & BBC Iplayer... There are also many episodes to be found in libraries across the globe!

^_^

Nebulous (BBC)

Nebulous is a BBC Sci-Fi Comedy spoof that parodys the sci-fi genre with over the top characters and unbelievable episode plots.

Even if you dont have the slightest interest in sci-fi you'll probably love it just as much, the show doesnt so much rely on sci-fi for plots as parody the genre and rely of character interaction.

The Shuttleworths

John Shuttleworth, a retired husband, entertains us each week from the comfort of his living room ...often to the irritation of his wife ^_^ ...the show features John's observation from his day (or window) and the occasional cheery song.

Its a pretty dry 'british' humour, akin to that of The Office. The pace of the show is pretty slow, so slow it took me a few episodes to get in to, but when I did I was tuning in every week.

Bleak Expectations

Bleak Expectations is one of the funniest shows on the radio at the moment, definatly one of the funniest comedy creations of recent times.

The show parodies victorian times and the stories of the period,
it is narated by the protagonist Philip 'flip top' Bin as he recounts the highly unlikely and hillarious events of his unfortunate life.